The warm baby suddenly "exploded" and injured the child's right eye! Changsha Fourth Hospital urgently reminds

Warm packs are a kind of "magic weapon" for keeping warm that is loved by both adults and children, but although they look safe and harmless, they can sometimes become a "hidden weapon" that can hurt people!

Xiao Zhuo is particularly afraid of cold. On February 15, he held the hot pack in his hands to keep warm as usual, pinching and rubbing it from time to time.

Suddenly, an accident happened! The warm baby suddenly "exploded" in Xiao Zhuo's hand, and he was hit in the right eye by the debris from the warm baby. Xiao Zhuo was hit by a sharp pain, unable to open his eyes, and tears fell uncontrollably.

His family rushed him to the ophthalmology clinic of Changsha Fourth Hospital . Liu Zhengqun, deputy chief physician of the ophthalmology clinic, found a foreign body in Xiao Zhuo's right eye conjunctiva and varying degrees of burns on the cornea and conjunctiva, but fortunately the situation was not too serious.

The doctor removed the debris remaining in Xiao Zhuo's eyes and rinsed his eyes repeatedly with saline solution. Xiao Zhuo finally opened his eyes.

Zhou Qing, director of the ophthalmology department and chief physician at Changsha Fourth Hospital, kindly reminds that although the warm baby is convenient, its power should not be underestimated. When using the warm baby and other "warming tools", it is important to ensure that the quality is reliable and use them correctly according to the instructions to avoid contacting the warm baby with the eyes and other vulnerable parts. If you are unfortunately injured, you should go to the hospital for treatment in time.

So what should you do when a foreign object enters your eye?

1. Rinse immediately: When foreign objects such as a hot pack break and injure the eyes, do not rub your eyes. Immediately rinse them with plenty of clean water or saline to flush out the foreign objects. If the foreign objects adhere to the eyes and cannot be flushed out, do not remove them forcibly.

2. Seek medical attention promptly: After rinsing the eyes, cover the injured eye with a clean gauze and go to the hospital immediately. The doctor will further assess the damage to the eye and treat the symptoms accordingly.

3. Pay attention to observation: During the treatment, you should closely observe changes in your eyes. If you experience abnormal conditions such as eye pain, redness, swelling, tearing, blurred vision, etc., you should inform your doctor in time.

Hunan Medical Chat Special Author: Yi Mengjie and Liu Zhengqun from Changsha Fourth Hospital

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(Edited by ZS)